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The Silver Circle was created by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (the same academy that people thank when they get an Emmy award) to have special recognition for people in the media who have had an impact on a community. In Wisconsin, six people will be inducted this year into the circle.

After documentary films tracing Milwaukee and Wisconsin traditions like Friday night fish fries and the classic Sconnie supper club, local musician and filmmaker Ron Faiola is preparing to launch a new one. The 30-minute "Tilt-A-Whirls, Cowbells and Beer" visits a number of Milwaukee area church festivals and gets the inside scoop on the history, the logistics and the people behind this summer Brew City institution.

This weekend, The Pabst Theater Group debuts a performance space both new and extremely familiar: Colectivo Coffee on Prospect. But while the potential of snagging a cup of coffee and a concert at a venue both cozily familiar and relatively unknown has its appeal, the main draw Sunday evening is still definitely the performer: English singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney, whose recent debut, "The Longest River," has earned her raves.

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A new anchor will be on the set at WISN-TV CH. 12 for its morning news. On July 6, Chase Cain joins the "WISN 12 News This Morning" team as co-anchor with Melinda Davenport. Cain replaces Patrick Paolantonio, who will be moving to the station`s evening newscasts.

Joyce Garbaciak, the one-time anchor at WITI-TV Fox 6 and who has been working as a special correspondent at WISN since 2006, will anchor the Ch. 12 main desk with Kathy Mykleby at 6 and 10 p.m. weeknights. Patrick Paolantonio will move from mornings, re-joining Toya Washington at 5 p.m.